Manitoba · Grade 3
Social Studies, Grade 3
Manitoba’s Grade 3 social studies course, from Connecting with Canadians to Exploring an Ancient Society.
- Units
- 4
- Lessons
- 19
- Skills
- 41
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Manitoba Education
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, with its official code.
Unit 1 · 11 skills
Connecting with Canadians
Canadian Citizenship
What citizenship means
I can recognize that being a citizen means belonging to the Canadian community.
Official code: KC-001
Rights and responsibilities of citizens
I can give examples of the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizens.
Official code: KC-002
Canadian National Anthem
Our anthem in three languages
I can recite Canada's anthem in English, French, and a local Aboriginal language.
Official code: KC-003
Personal Identity
What shapes my identity
I can identify factors that shape my identity.
Official code: KI-007
My Aboriginal community
I can describe what is personally meaningful about my Aboriginal community.
Official code: KI-007A
My francophone community
I can describe what is personally meaningful about my francophone community.
Official code: KI-007F
Leadership
Formal and informal leadership
I can give examples of formal and informal leadership and decision making.
Official code: KP-032
Conflict Resolution
Fairness and sharing
I can explain why fairness and sharing matter in groups and communities.
Official code: KC-006
Resolving conflict
I can identify ways to resolve conflict in groups and communities.
Official code: KP-033
Dealing with bullying
I can identify ways to deal with bullying.
Official code: KP-034
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day
I can describe Remembrance Day as a time to think about peace and war.
Official code: KC-004
The official wording · 11 outcomes
- KC-001
- Recognize citizenship as membership in the Canadian community.
- KC-002
- Give examples of responsibilities and rights of Canadian citizens.
- KC-003
- Recite the words to Canada’s national anthem in English, French, and a local Aboriginal language.
- KI-007
- Identify factors that may influence their identities.
- KI-007A
- Describe personally significant aspects of their Aboriginal community.
- KI-007F
- Describe personally significant aspects of their francophone community.
- KP-032
- Give examples of formal and informal leadership and decision making in groups and communities.
- KC-006
- Explain the importance of fairness and sharing in groups and communities.
- KP-033
- Identify ways of resolving conflict in groups and communities.
- KP-034
- Identify ways to deal with bullying.
- KC-004
- Describe Remembrance Day as a time to think about peace and war.
Key ideas
Citizenship means being a member of the Canadian community.
'O Canada' is our national anthem, sung across the country.
Our identity is shaped by family, culture, language, community, and experiences.
Formal leaders have official roles, like a mayor, chief, or principal.
Fairness means treating people justly and giving everyone a chance.
Watch out for
- Thinking citizenship is only a piece of paper.
- Thinking the anthem exists in only one language.
- Thinking only one thing shapes identity.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 10 skills
Exploring the World
Mapping the World
The equator and hemispheres
I can find the equator and the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Official code: KL-014
Continents and oceans
I can locate the continents and oceans on a map or globe.
Official code: KL-015
Maps, photos, and satellite images
I can identify maps, aerial photos, and satellite images as pictures of the Earth's surface.
Official code: KL-016
Community Connections
Countries are communities
I can describe a country as a community with borders.
Official code: KI-008
Links between world communities
I can describe similarities and connections between communities around the world.
Official code: KG-030
Human Rights
Everyone has basic rights
I can recognize that people everywhere have basic human rights.
Official code: KC-005
Groups that help worldwide
I can identify organizations that help communities around the world.
Official code: KG-028
Services that support rights
I can identify how community services help people get their basic rights.
Official code: KG-029
Personal Responsibilities
Concerns communities share
I can give examples of concerns that communities around the world share.
Official code: KG-027
My choices can help others
I can give examples of my own choices that can help people near and far.
Official code: KG-031
The official wording · 10 outcomes
- KL-014
- Locate on a map or globe the equator and the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
- KL-015
- Locate on a map or globe the continents and oceans.
- KL-016
- Identify maps, aerial photographs, and satellite images as representations of the surface of the Earth.
- KI-008
- Describe countries as types of communities defined by borders.
- KG-030
- Describe similarities and connections between communities around the world.
- KC-005
- Recognize that people around the world have basic human rights.
- KG-028
- Identify organizations that support communities in all countries of the world.
- KG-029
- Identify ways in which community services can help people acquire their basic human rights.
- KG-027
- Give examples of concerns common to communities around the world.
- KG-031
- Give examples of personal decisions and actions that may positively affect people locally or globally.
Key ideas
The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
A country is a large community with its own land, people, and government.
Human rights are things every person should have, no matter where they live.
Communities everywhere worry about similar things — clean water, health, safety, and the environment.
It divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Watch out for
- Thinking the equator is a real line you could see.
- Thinking borders are real walls you can see everywhere.
- Thinking rights are only for some people.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 3 · 14 skills
Communities of the World
Locating World Communities
Finding world communities
I can locate the communities and countries we study on a world map or globe.
Official code: KL-020
Living with the Land
How nature shapes life
I can describe how natural events shape the way of life in communities studied.
Official code: KL-017
Different ways of living with the land
I can recognize that people have many different ways of living with the land.
Official code: KL-019
Resources
Using natural resources
I can give examples of how communities we study use their natural resources.
Official code: KL-018
Work, goods, and technology
I can give examples of work, goods, and technologies in communities studied.
Official code: KE-035
How land shapes work and trade
I can give examples of how the environment influences work, goods, technology, and trade.
Official code: KE-036
World Communities
Meeting needs around the world
I can describe different ways communities meet their members' needs.
Official code: KE-037
How media shapes our view
I can identify how media shapes what I think of people and places elsewhere.
Official code: KE-038
Daily Life
Daily life around the world
I can describe what daily life is like in communities we study.
Official code: KI-010
Comparing daily life
I can compare daily life in my community with life in communities we study.
Official code: KI-013
Cultural Diversity
What makes a culture
I can name the parts that make up a culture.
Official code: KI-009
Protocols in Aboriginal culture
I can identify protocols within my Aboriginal culture.
Official code: KI-009A
How cultures express themselves
I can give examples of how cultures express themselves in communities studied.
Official code: KI-011
The world's many cultures
I can recognize the diversity of cultures and communities in the world.
Official code: KI-012
The official wording · 14 outcomes
- KL-020
- Locate communities or countries studied on a world map or globe.
- KL-017
- Describe the influence of natural phenomena on ways of life in communities studied.
- KL-019
- Recognize that people have diverse ways of living on or with the land.
- KL-018
- Give examples of the use of natural resources in communities studied.
- KE-035
- Give examples of work, goods, and technologies in communities studied.
- KE-036
- Give examples of how the natural environment influences work, goods, technologies, and trade in communities studied.
- KE-037
- Describe diverse ways in which communities meet their members’ needs.
- KE-038
- Identify media influences on their perceptions of people and places elsewhere in the world.
- KI-010
- Describe characteristics of daily life in communities studied.
- KI-013
- Compare daily life in their own communities to life in communities studied.
- KI-009
- Define the elements that constitute a culture.
- KI-009A
- Identify the protocols within their Aboriginal culture.
- KI-011
- Give examples of cultural expression in communities studied.
- KI-012
- Recognize the diversity of cultures and communities in the world.
Key ideas
Every community and country has a place on the world map.
Natural phenomena like weather, seasons, floods, and droughts shape how people live.
Communities use natural resources like water, soil, forests, and minerals.
Every community must meet needs like food, water, shelter, and safety.
Daily life includes how people work, learn, eat, play, and get around.
Watch out for
- Thinking all studied communities are near Canada.
- Thinking nature doesn't affect how people live.
- Thinking all communities use the same resources.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 4 · 6 skills
Exploring an Ancient Society
Daily Life in an Ancient Society
Life in an ancient society
I can describe what daily life was like in an ancient society.
Official code: KH-023
Cultural Expression in an Ancient Society
Customs and stories of long ago
I can give examples of the customs, stories, and traditions of an ancient society.
Official code: KH-024
How ancient people expressed themselves
I can describe how members of an ancient society expressed themselves.
Official code: KH-025
Contributions, Continuity, and Change
Cultures continue over time
I can recognize that cultures, traditions, and practices continue over time.
Official code: KH-021
Communities change over time
I can recognize that communities change over time.
Official code: KH-022
Lasting contributions
I can give examples of the lasting contributions of an ancient society.
Official code: KH-026
The official wording · 6 outcomes
- KH-023
- Describe characteristics of daily life in an ancient society.
- KH-024
- Give examples of customs, stories, and traditions of an ancient society.
- KH-025
- Describe ways in which members of an ancient society expressed themselves.
- KH-021
- Recognize the continuity of cultures, traditions, and practices over time.
- KH-022
- Recognize that communities change over time.
- KH-026
- Give examples of the enduring contributions of an ancient society.
Key ideas
An ancient society is a community that lived long ago.
Ancient societies had their own customs, stories, and traditions.
Continuity means some things stay the same across many years.
Its daily life — food, homes, work, and play — was often very different from ours.
These told people who they were and what they believed.
Watch out for
- Thinking ancient people lived just like us.
- Thinking ancient societies had no stories or customs.
- Thinking nothing from the past survives to today.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Plan the term
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Questions about Social Studies, Grade 3
What is Social Studies, Grade 3?
Manitoba’s Grade 3 social studies course: 4 units and 41 skills, from Connecting with Canadians to Exploring an Ancient Society.
What units are in Social Studies, Grade 3?
1. Connecting with Canadians, 2. Exploring the World, 3. Communities of the World and 4. Exploring an Ancient Society.
Is there a provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 3?
No. Manitoba gives no provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 3.
What comes after Social Studies, Grade 3?
Social Studies, Grade 4.
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